Sunsets over the Ocean

We made it to the West Coast of Florida....or very close to it.   We took off with Pat and Dave on Indecision at 7:00 AM.  We made it from Moore Haven to Ft. Meyers in one day! Almost a 60 mile trip on the waterway at 7 mph.   After leaving and traveling couple of hours, a larger, faster 60 ft yacht that moored with us the night before radioed back to us that they were stuck at the first lock and it was foggy.  Luckily for us, the fog lifted by the time TIKA and Indecision arrived at the lock.   Turns out the lock was broken, which held us up for more than an hour.  They ended up having to open and close the lock doors with a manual crank taking one half hour to open and another half to close.   We had to circle in front of the lock for about 45 minutes before we even could enter the lock. We ended up going through the lock with the big yacht, so I guess speed and size doesn't always get you there faster.  While we were impatiently waiting, Admiral Marlene stated they needed to call in a locksmith and get that thing fixed.  We got lucky with the weather. Two heavy storms passed to the north and south of us, but we managed to see the dark clouds around us and just get a sprinkle.  We arrived in Ft. Meyers around 4:00pm.  We fueled, pump out the unmentionables, and took a mooring ball across the river from the Marina.  We had to say goodbye to our new boat friends Mike and Barbara on Last Chance as well as Pat and Dave on Indecision as we all head separate ways on the West Coast.  Being an east coaster, we get to see sunrises on the Ocean....yeah, like we actually get up and go the beach that early in the morning!  So, we are anxious to see the sunsets on Florida's west coast.  Lucky for us, the sun sets early this time of year, so we aren't in bed yet.

 Look close, that is a deer reflecting in the waterway.  It is a very big deer!

 Less impressive cows on the waterway!

The view from our mooring ball in Ft. Meyers.  It is going to be a noisy night, as we are right next to a bridge.